Check out our new video abstract from Pakistan 🇵🇰

In @kazmiarj.bsky.social's latest research, she examines how Pakistan’s judiciary engages with the Refugee Convention despite being a non-signatory state.

🔗 Watch the full video here:
www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

On 2 October, @myrmek.bsky.social will present her new article Transit Beirut: UNHCR, Diaspora Networks, and the Covert Resettlement of Armenians During the Cold War at the Institute for Migration Studies at LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences in Beirut.

For more information: shorturl.at/SNIbj

Exciting news ✨ Our PhD candidate, Naureen Rahim, had her midway assessment yesterday on Bangladesh and the International Refugee Law Regime 🎓

Special thanks to Professor Mohammad Shahabuddin from @unibirmingham.bsky.social for acting as the external assessor and for sharing valuable feedback.

Just released 📣

@myrmek.bsky.social's latest article, 'Transit Beirut: UNHCR, Diaspora Networks, and the Covert Resettlement of Armenians during the Cold War' is now published in Mashriq & Mahjar.

Read the full article here: lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/ma...

In a blog post for the @rli-sas.bsky.social, @ozlemgs.bsky.social examines the decline of multilateral governance in Türkiye's refugee issues. What implications might aid cuts have in this context?

rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/07/04/f...

📣 This week, @kazmiarj.bsky.social presented her research on 'Non-Signatory States in International Refugee Law: Pakistan’s Experience' at a staff seminar at CMI in Bergen.

Yesterday BEYOND organized a panel on non-signatory states in international refugee law in Lahore, Pakistan 🏛️

Thank you LUMS University for giving us the opportunity and for shedding light on this important topic.

We are excited to be a part of the Futures of International Law conference at LUMS University in Lahore, Pakistan 🇵🇰

Looking forward to stimulating conversations ahead!

Check out our new video abstract ✨

In @ozlemgs.bsky.social's latest research, she explores how the Turkish Council of State engages with the Refugee Convention in cases involving 'non-European' refugees.

🔗 Watch the full video here: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

Exciting news 🌟 @myrmek.bsky.social's new book chapter 'Lebanon and the establishment of international refugee law' in Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics, is now published!

Read the full book chapter here: library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...

A glimpse into Naureen Rahim’s fieldwork, currently in Chittagong, Bangladesh📍🇧🇩

By interviewing judges, lawyers, and legal aid providers, Rahim investigates the procedural challenges in managing refugee cases and the existing avenues for legal assistance.

More updates coming soon 🌏

📣 Hot off the press 📣

In our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law, Arjumand Bano Kazmi delves into the intricacies of Pakistan’s judiciary and its interaction with international refugee law.

Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

Thrilled to share our latest publication in the International Journal of Refugee Law 📖

Özlem Gürakar Skribeland explores the Turkish Council of State’s engagement with international refugee law in cases involving ‘non-European’ refugees.

Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

Over the past four years, the BEYOND project has conducted empirical case studies in Lebanon, Pakistan, Türkiye and Bangladesh, examining their relationships with international refugee law.

Explore our map to see which states that remain non-signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention 🔍